Acording to The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) the merged entity of RTL and Talpa will become too powerful in the areas of television advertising and the distribution...

The Dutch act implementing the European directive on consumer rights will enter into effect on 13 June 2014.

The blue and green tick marks on food packaging.

The sportsmen and women among us often carry Dextro Energy: the glucose tablets are known to make a contribution to the muscles.

In his view, the bill lacks an analysis of why it is not always possible to bring about a collective settlement in mass damages suits.

It's OK to use 'ad-speak' in advertising, certainly with cosmetics. Consumers are fully aware that they'll often see advertising hyperbole at work. But factual descriptions of effects have to be true.

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”) has prohibited Glaspoort, a joint venture between KPN and APG, from acquiring parts of Delta Fiber Nederland’s fiber-optic networks.

The Dutch Supreme Court recently answered preliminary questions (questions of interpretation of the law) about online shopping. The Supreme Court's answers in the two cases...

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has intervened in ANWB Energie's billing crisis, requiring the energy supplier to compensate approximately 700 customers who have experienced prolonged delays exceeding six weeks. The regulatory action addresses systemic issues stemming from incompatible metering hardware and mandates direct customer contact, automatic compensation payments, and potential contract modifications for affected households.

Across the world approximately 152 million children are forced to work.

We know that champagne growers are (rightly) proud of their sparkling wine. Nothing gets their hackles up more than when some "fizz" is produced from a region other than Champagne, or in a different way.

A webshop may not claim that reviews are authentic if this has not been investigated.

This case dealt with the sale of a car that caught fire four weeks after purchase. The owner of the car took the seller to court, and the case was eventually brought before the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal.

In Lidl SNC v Vierzon Distribution SA before the European Court of Justice, Lidl argued that Vierzon’s advertisement comparing prices was misleading.

Dynamic pricing, scarcity markers, nudging, social proof and dark patterns. There are endless tactics to influence online buying decisions.

In December 2018, the Dutch Senate unanimously passed legislation to introduce the international trade chamber of the Court of Amsterdam (Netherlands Commercial Court ("NCC")) and the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ("NCCA").

Developments in EU law are unfolding rapidly.

Although the Proposed Guidelines mean a ‘big step in the right direction', according to Snoep, they stop short of providing sufficiently precise guidance.

The Dutch competition authority has closed an investigation into alleged resale price maintenance in the home furnishings sector. ACM began the investigation following indications that suppliers had imposed minimum prices on retailers.

On 23 January 2025, the Court of Justice of the EU clarified how essential price information must be presented in online offers. The Court ruled that certain price information may be included only in the general terms...